THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU SUED THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION In an attempt to block the president’s appointment of Mick Mulvaney as interim director of the agency. [HuffPost]

HOW THE GOP IS MAKING IT EASY FOR EVEN VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS TO ‘STAND THEIR GROUND’ “Republicans have made it easy for the likes of [Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire] McCaskill to seize the populist high ground on taxes.” [HuffPost]

BALI ISSUES RED ALERT AFTER MOUNT AGUNG VOLCANO ERUPTS, BLASTING ASH FIVE MILES HIGH About 40,000 people were evacuated over the weekend. [HuffPost]

MEREDITH CORP. HAS BOUGHT TIME INC. The deal for the publisher of People, Time, and Sports Illustrated is backed by the Koch brothers. [HuffPost]

THE ROAD TO RECOVERY FOR PUERTO RICO’S FARMERS HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN “The island lost 80 percent of its crop value to the storm — and it could take anywhere from 10 months to a year to get production levels back again.” [HuffPost]

WHAT’S BREWING

ROBOTS ARE PROBABLY COMING FOR YOUR JOB Here are five ways to prepare. [HuffPost]

FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, SEXUAL ASSAULT ISN’T JUST COMMON “It’s almost a given.” [HuffPost]

BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN SALES HIT A RECORD HIGH This Black Friday. [HuffPost]

NOW THAT ALL YOUR TV IS ON WINTER HIATUS Check out what you should stream now. (Along with a friendly reminder that “American Vandal” is brilliant satire ― my sister watched the whole thing and thought it was real.) [HuffPost]

THIS INTERVIEW OF DAISY RIDLEY AS SHE BUILDS A LEGO MILLENNIUM FALCON Is everything. [HuffPost]